Inglorious Bastards
Posted on August 30, 2009 in Movies
I saw Quentin Tarantino’s new masterpiece, Inglorious Bastards, last Friday. Yes I say masterpiece because this film transcends his previous work in terms of dialogue and extra-realism in characterisation. Since his prior films are all brilliant this one cant really be classified as anything other then a masterpiece.
The movie tells the tale of a special American marine squad, in the second world war, comprised of Jews, a Nazi hating German and lead by Lt. Aldo Raine who is commonly referred to as the Apache because of his marginal heritage linked to the well known Indian tribe. The squad is stationed well within German occupation lines and has been dubbed with the name “The Bastards” by the Nazi. The Bastards are cruel and unforgiving towards Nazi scum and do everything in their power to foul all Nazi plans and kill each and every Nazi they get their hands on. The main plot of the film is precisely one of their mission where they are charged with blowing up a cinema filled with the German high command with the hopes of killing them all and consequently ending the war.
Now unto why this film is bloody amazing and you really have to see it. Col. Hans Landa played by Christoph Waltz is the one of the best villains ever to grace the white screen with his presence. Col. Landa is commonly referred to as the Jew hunter and he is immensely intelligent and able to read most situations and peoples intent like a open book. His intelligence and cunning make him a formidable foe for The Bastards and watching any scene that contains his exemplary dialogue is a delight.
The film plays out nicely and is unnecessarily spilt into chapters as Tarantino does so commonly like to do. The reason it’s unnecessary is because it’s suppose to identify jumps in the story but only does that twice out of five. My only other complaint is that many of the films scenes felt like there was someone standing over Tarantino while directing and hitting him on the hand every now and again to constrain him from going too far. Don’t get me wrong the movie clearly has specific touches and trademarks I’d attribute to Tarantino but there some point in the film that felt restricted and I even felt I was no longer watching a Tarantino film. However that was quickly reverted as the dialogue captured me once again and reaffirmed my sanity on the fact that I was indeed watching a Tarantino film.
This film is a must see for every Tarantino fan and and also anyone who likes a gruesome action flicks filled with intelligent and compelling dialogue.
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Yes, this film is his greatest to date. It doesn’t have the memorable quotes from Pulp Fiction or the distinctive look of Kill Bill, rather it has something from everything he has done (the best pieces). The suspense was killing me in every scene and the actors are so fucking amazing.
I don’t know how he does it, but he manages to make every scene realistic, but at the same time so fucked up and surreal.
Anyhow, a masterpiece indeed.